universal service obligation articles, videos, photos and opinions

Sort by Relevance | Date | Popularity
Guaranteed broadband makes it onto EU agenda

Guaranteed broadband makes it onto EU agenda

...Tuesday that it is considering whether to update the laws on the universal service obligation, which compels incumbent telecoms operators such as BT to provide... Read more

4 March, 2010 by Richard Thurston

Government 'interested' in universal broadband

...discuss making broadband a universal service. "The day we start seriously discussing universal service obligation for broadband is the day we have achieved a successful... Read more

22 November, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

EU telecoms super-regulator starts work

Berec will advise the EC on areas such as next-generation broadband access, net neutrality and universal service obligations Read more

29 January, 2010 by David Meyer

UK's minimum Net speed creeps up

Oftel, the UK telecoms regulator, has raised the threshold for Internet access speeds, claiming a victory for consumers. But will anyone really benefit? Read more

23 July, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

Communications Bill ignores broadband

BT will not be forced to provide affordable broadband to everyone who wants it -- bad news for those whose local exchange is not yet ADSL-enabled Read more

8 May, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

Greens, Pirates, UKIP and BNP weigh in on tech

...is completed, the state-owned telecoms infrastructure will be under the same universal service obligation (USO) applied to the Post Office. The Royal Mail is... Read more

15 April, 2010 by David Meyer
Issue-by-issue: parties' tech policies compared

Issue-by-issue: parties' tech policies compared

...the market fails. BNP: wants the UK telecoms infrastructure nationalised; supports the universal service obligation for broadband. SNP: is reforming Scottish education to ensure up... Read more

16 April, 2010 by David Meyer

Gov't confusion over national 2Mbps commitment

...minimum basic level of service, a safety net". "It will be the universal service obligation and I feel confident that we will be able to... Read more

15 October, 2009

Government announces broadband investment

...Budget report, it appears that the government has committed to the 2Mbps universal service obligation, although further details will only be available in the final... Read more

22 April, 2009

Vodafone and O2 could share networks

...networks are being asked by the government to play in fulfilling the universal service obligation for broadband. If the reports are correct, though, the next... Read more

12 March, 2009

Experts: Broadband access is priority over fibre

There should be greater focus on making broadband available to the UK's 'notspots' before concentrating on the rollout of faster next-generation networks, industry experts argue Read more

27 January, 2009 by Tim Ferguson
Finding a funder for fibre to the home

Finding a funder for fibre to the home

...percent more expensive than PON. There has been much debate over the universal service obligation (USO), which obliges BT to provide telephony services to any... Read more

6 May, 2008 by Richard Thurston

Carphone Warehouse rapped over 'two-tier pricing'

...spokesperson continued: "From the regulatory point of view, there is currently no universal service obligation [USO] on providers when it comes to broadband… unlike in... Read more

29 May, 2007 by David Meyer

EU refuses to mandate broadband for all

...not to become a given for all citizens. The EU announced the universal service obligation that currently covers fixed landline telecoms — ensuring every European has... Read more

13 April, 2006 by Jo Best

Broadband's inspectors sport varied track records

...could actually make it harder for the government to eventually impose a universal service obligation that would force telcos to make broadband available to all... Read more

16 September, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

Get ZDNet UK's daily newsletter

Enter your email address to sign up

ZDNet UK Live

minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

59 minutes ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths
Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

3 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

10 hours ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

11 hours ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
Iain Sutherland

I received the notification of Mageia 2 being released on Saturday, was already running Mageia 1. After running the installation X came back up...

12 hours ago by Iain Sutherland via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
SoapyTablet

If ZTE have been selling below cost with the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco then given the current high street price of the Nokia Lumia 710, you...

15 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Huawei, ZTE face EU 'illegal state subsidies' probe
Burn-IT

Yes it is basically down to "nobody in control understands IT, is willing to admit it, or allow decisions to be delegated". Lets get someone in who...

16 hours ago by Burn-IT on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
pjc158

So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

16 hours ago by pjc158 on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
Jake Rayson

@191706> *their* own Mac Thank you for picking up the errant spelling :) @apexwm > Mac OS X for Intel machines is supposed to run in VirtualBox...

19 hours ago by Jake Rayson on xTreme Triple Booting: Linux, Mac & Windows
archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

19 hours ago by archerthom on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
unlockworldwide

May I quote Horace Dediu, who runs the consultancy Asmyco who has repeatedly observed that mobile phone companies that fall into loss – even once...

20 hours ago by unlockworldwide on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
NarayanaIyyappan

It is useful for their lifes,and also this matters are important for networking students.

23 hours ago by NarayanaIyyappan on IPv6 security: Plan now and quiz vendors
DarkDown

yeah! all we want free software

1 day ago by DarkDown on Stallman: Free software battling for hearts and minds
Jack Strain

Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

2 days ago by Jack Strain via Facebook on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
Sungwoo

do You know that? it can install 4G Ram. So i buy 4g and install It work! I can run call of duty 4,6,7 [Modern war... 1,2,3] Call of duty 1 was...

2 days ago by Sungwoo on Loose Ends - Upgrading the Aspire One 522
itsajob

2. Bad idea. Making up patch cables loses you your commission from the cable supplier. 3. If you tidy up, other people can understand where the...

2 days ago by itsajob on Ten IT jobs to save up for those rare lulls
Paul Smyth

Is this classic FUD? One thing I would definitely have notice is a Mozilla threat to stop supporting GNU/Linux.

3 days ago by Paul Smyth via Facebook on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux
UnderINK

I agree with the previous commenter wholeheartedly. I couldn't say it better myself. This is very 'Big Brother'. And while I agree with protecting...

3 days ago by UnderINK on European e-identity plan to be unveiled this month
Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe

Nice to see that Turing's idea of a general purpose computer doing once-hardware-powered tasks in software is now universal ;-) Mary

3 days ago by Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe on Software with everything
Jason Burchell

seriously now. I've only bothered to read a small bit of the comments. do me and the rest of the world a favour. stop saying it does not work or...

3 days ago by Jason Burchell via Facebook on Music industry negotiating over 24-bit downloads